A. When you first open CUTE you will need to highlight- Now Click 'Add Site' -then click on the Add site button.Next go to the place you are going to upload your pages/ Find what they say will be the Host address.
the User ID is usually your name at that site and the password for that site.
my ISP is a bit different than others
pages.prodigy.net
I leave Host Type set at Auto Detect. Once you have all that filled in click on connect. In the Left menu frame will be your hard drive and the right will be your page host. I simple drag the files I want from the left to the right and upload.
Q. FTP - Are we suppose to download the ftp and use this to get our pages to a web site or do we find a web site to put it up that way?
Some servers will only let you upload your web pages using FTP while others have their own programs installed where you can upload directly without using FTP. I just depends where you decide to post your web page.
Q: Having problems uploading to ISP.
A: Did you get your pages to your ISP? If not try and check out these examples of Cute and how it should be configured.
http://www.wpcs.net/ftp_information.htm
Check your password. They are case sensitive. Call your ISP, if necessary, to get the correct information.
Q: I can't seem to figure out where to start with getting my page to the web...I use AOL...
A: I also use CUTE FTP. This is what I do. If you haven't already loaded CUTE FTP go do that first. www.cuteftp.com
Once installed you will need to add your page server info.
When you open CUTE FTP Personal FTP Sites is highlighted. Highlight Now click 'Add Site' in the right frame.Click on Add Site Button.
In the General tab-
Site Label-this can be whatever you want to call this site for example put-Highdesert
Host Address- this will probably be ftp.highdesert.com BUT they will tell you what to use for the host address.
User ID-this is the name you use to sign into highdesert
Password-this is your highdesert password
Leave everything else as it is. Hit ok.
Then to Use it, click on Highdester in the right listing.
Your hard drive will list on the left and your highdesert files will be on the right. To move a file I simply drag it from the left to the right.
Q:
I am trying to use myplace on members.aol.com. As required by Lesson 2, I have 2 pages to upload. Tried to upload and only one page uploaded. Then I read that AOL does not upload simultaneously. Installed ws_ftp and now get an error "550 permission Denied" Any clues as to what my problem is? This is frustrating.!!!
A: Make sure you are logged on to aol with the screenname where you have your page.
In WS_FTP make sure you have the correct information in each box when you set up the information.
HOST NAME: members.aol.com
HOST TYPE: autodetect
USER ID: ftp
From what I understand it will also work if you have the USER ID as the word
anonymous
PASSWORD: yourscreename@aol
This means that the password is your email address at aol for the screen name you are logged into. It must match where you are placing your web page.
Then when you connect, it will ask you to enter your aol password. There is also a box to check to save your password so that you will not have to enter it each time.
There are directions here for using WS_FTP to upload pages at AOL
http://members.aol.com/websupport/upload/#wsftp
A: AOL will not let you upload two pages simultaneously. Try downloading a WS_FTP file. See Lesson Three on the Download info. I did this because of AOL and it worked for me.
Q: I have my folders and files organized in this manner on my computer: D:\My Documents\Paint Shop Pro\. Under Paint Shop Pro I have three subfolders: home, weekone and weektwo. Within these subfolders are the corresponding files for that page such as home.htm, weekone.htm and weektwo.htm. I need to know how to write the source code that will function both on my computer and still work when I upload the subfolders separately under the PSP directory in my FTP program.
For example would I write the HREF link code on my home page to call to my week one page as "a href=' weekone\weekone.htm'" (Are the slashes front or back?) Then would I write the link code on my week two page that will call the home page as "a href='home\home.htm'"
I have written the code this way and I can't get it to function correctly on my computer and I'm trying to figure out if I have made a simple error or if I have the whole concept incorrect. My impression is that the same code with folder paths will not function both in one's computer and on the published web page.
A: When you are writing your links, think of the folder on your computer that you have called "home" as being the same directory that is on the server: the one where your ISP told you to upload your files. Forget everything else about the folders you need to get there when you get to your directory called home on your computer when you are writing your links. You will never need to make a link referring to the folder you call home as this is your default and it is assumed in the main url for your page on the web.
Next, you will need to create a subdirectory on the server called weekone which will show as a folder on the server side. Make a second directory and call it weektwo. When you upload all of the files you need for your web page for week one, you will need to make sure that your first double click on the weekone folder on the server, then on your computer make sure that you are also in your weekone folder/directory and upload the pages and graphics. Then go back to the main directory and then browse to get into your weektwo folder/directory and upload all of the html files and graphics.
You will use forward slashes for your directories in your html files to get your links to work, both offline on your computer and also for others to get to the link when they go to our url on the web.
From your first page which your ISP has already told you to call index.html and which you will upload from your home directory to the main directory on your ISP. You will probably want to rename the home.htm to index.htm if that works on your ISP and if not, then to index.html
You do not need to make a reference to the home directory for links on your computer or on the server. It is already assumed that this is the default directory and does not need a name. You will only use folder/directory names if you create them off of your main directory.
You made a typo before the word weekone and made it a single quote or apostrophe instead of the quote. I only reversed the slash and made it a forward slash.
These are the links to make on your first or home.htm which is in your home.htm folder and is the one you upload to your main directory on the server.
"a href=" weekone/weekone.htm"
"a href=" weektwo/weektwo.htm"
There is another code to use for making links when you have to go back up to your main directory and you will never use the subfolder home in that directory. I do not want to write the code wrong code here as it always confuses me, let alone how to write it on other pages so that you can get to each link from every page on your site. Someone else will have to help with that as I do not have time to look it up and to get it working I always have to experiment and see it live!
I honestly feel that you will have an easier time of it to develop a system on how to keep track of your latest files rather than to have to always be thinking about how to make each link depending which folder it is on on your server and then making sure you are in the correct folder on the server when you upload your page.
Your FTP program will show you the dates of your files and you can also set Windows Explorer to show all of the DETAILS so that you can see the dates on your computer also.
If your site becomes quite large with lots of different sections, then you might consider making subdirectories for each major section which might have a number of pages and graphics. But to create a subdirectory for each separate html page is very unwieldy and you will have a hard time keeping track of where you are on the server. It is really easy to upload a page and forget where you are and scratch your head because the page does not show the changes. Most often it is because you uploaded it to the wrong directory and will have to go re-upload it again to the correct directory. Spend your time in the class getting things to work in only one directory as you will spend more time in the long run figuring out why it does not work. If it is easier for you to work in subdirectories as you create different pages you can always copy the latest revision to your home folder which will be your main working directory. Just know that the links will not work when you make your pages but they will when you put it on the server or test it in your home directory. Then you only need
"a href=" weekone.htm"
"a href=" weektwo.htm"
No matter other pages you create where you want those links. on your weektwo.htm or weekone.htm your link back to your first or home page would be <a href="home.htm"> or better yet <a href="index.htm" or <a href="index.html"> depending what your ISP requires.
Sorry this is so long but... hope you see why I think you need everything in the same folder to start off.
Q: I have transferred my web page to the online site using ws-ftp95.( xoom)
My question concerns updating & transferring that page. There are two windows: LOCAL & REMOTE. The local has my file called index where I store everything concerning my pages. Do I make changes from this window.?? I brought up my second page to edit a poem, saved it...then I clicked on the arrow pointing to the right window. A outlined symbol appears along side the name of the page under a file folder marked index. Is this suppose to automatically transfer the updated page to my url...when I checked it the page remains the same so I knew I was doing something wrong. So I need a few steps in how to transfer edited pages. Another question concerning files. My index is one folder with all pages, gifs and jpgs for this website. Should I be organizing each page in a separate folder with its own graphics etc in each folder?
A: As you already noted, the LEFT - LOCAL side shows all of the files you are using for your web pages. It is this side that you want to use to edit and then save your changes. If you highlight the page you want to edit on the LOCAL side, you can select View and it opens in Notepad. Make your changes and save them. Then with the filename still highlighted, you will use the arrow pointing to the RIGHT to the REMOTE side to send it to your server. This way your new changed file should show on the web when you use reload or refresh from your browser menu.
If you are already editing with your file open in Notepad and save the changes, then that is reflected when you see the same file on the LOCAL side. Just do the same thing, highlight the file and then use the arrow pointing to the RIGHT to send it to the server. You can use the refresh button which will update the local side so you can double-check the date and time to make sure it is the latest file.
If you put your cursor on a file that is in the REMOTE (right side) that is already uploaded to your server, then the LEFT arrow would send it back to your computer. Usually you will not want to do this as this file will overwrite the one that you already have on your computer. It is good in an emergency if you had saved changes in the file or somehow accidently deleted it from your computer. You could download your latest version from the server and save it on your computer.
There is no right or wrong way to organize your folders for web pages and graphics. My personal preference is too keep all the files I use for my web site in one folder as it is easier for me to create links and see what I have. Others find it easier to keep pages organized with stuff in different folders. You will have to decide what system works for you.
Q:
How do I clear the cache? All of the log in pages for Yahoo and Geocities won't print the box to write my password...should I shut down and reboot?
A: In IE/Edit/Preferences/Advanced Clear both cache files.
What you put between the <TITLE></TITLE> tags is what will show up on the title bar of your Browser when you load your page. It's what everyone else sees in the title bar of their browsers when they surf to your page. It will not show up on the page itself.
